consternation
英 [kɒnstə'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,kɑnstɚ'neʃən]
n. 驚愕；驚惶失措；恐怖
中文詞源：
consternation 驚愕
con-, 強調。-stern, 固定，固化，詞源同stern, 嚴厲的。
例句：
1. The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.
2. The thought of meeting him filled me with consternation.
想到要和他見面,我就驚恐不已.
3. There is some consternation among business leaders.
商界領導人中有一些驚愕.
4. This move caused consternation among universities and the government, not to speak of the students affected.
這個舉措在大學和政府裡造成瞭恐慌，更不用說受到影響的學生們瞭。
5. He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill.
他聽說朋友病得那麼厲害,感到非常震驚.
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